"CHRISTMAS VACATION" is the theme for this year's Window Walk and Parade in Wilton,sponsored by the Wilton Chamber of Commerce. Please consider joining us on this special night, Sunday, December 5, 2010, to celebrate the Holiday Season!
Santa and Mrs. Claus's arrival is going to be a Christmas Parade starting at 5 p.m. The parade route will start at the Wilton Post Office on Fourth St, and will end at The Puppy Spa (121 W. 4th St.), where Santa will visit with the children in the Community until 6:30 p.m. Santa would love to see crowded streets for his Grand Entrance.
There will be a Tour of Homes this year! The homes to be toured are: Leah Maurer - 408 W. 6th St.; Wade & Tammy Hagen - 511 E. 5th St.; Gary & Caryl Maurer - 1108 Taylor Ave. Tickets will be sold at each home for $5.00! The hours are 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Proceeds will be donated to the Wilton Christmas Angels. Please come out and tour these beautiful homes.
The Window Walk will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The categories are as follows: BESTWINDOW, JUDGES CHOICE AND MOST ORIGINAL. The winners of these categories will receive Chamber gift certificates! There will also be a gift certificate given to the parade entry for Best Theme!
The Moscow Friendly 4-H club will be in the lower level of the Community Bank to do craft items with the area children. So please bring your children or grandchildren to see how creative they can be. The Family, Career & Community Leaders of America will be at the Community Bank also to decorate Christmas Cookies with the children. This should be fun for everyone!
Stop by 117 W. 4th Street to taste wine from Whispering Hills Vineyards of Carson, IA. Owners Mike & Dana (Hinkhouse) Killinger have graciously agreed to provide the wine. Refreshments will be available while you look art provided by Joanne Hinkhouse. There will be Mulled Wine served and a raffle for a gift basket.
The Wilton Boy Scouts will be at the Community room from4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. serving soup. Your choices are: Chili, Chicken Noodle and Clam Chowder. Don't miss the WILTON FFA - LIVE NATIVITY!!
The Chamber will be selling popcorn in the Chamber office for a price of 50 cents a bag!
Steve Shirk will be providing Horse Drawn carriage rides from 5:15 p.m. - ??
Look for the open houses at Blooming Ideas, Family Eye & Contact Lens Center and the Advocate News!
The Wilton Historical Society will be sponsoring their "CHRISTMAS TREEEXTRAVAGANZA" again this year. Please be sure and stop by the Depot to see all the trees. Also be sure to check out how beautiful the Depot looks this time of year! If you would like to do a tree, please contact Mary Bollinger (732-3258), Dwayne Lenker (732-2253) or Roger Waech (732-2903). The time for this event is 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Hope to see all you kids turn out to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and to receive your bag of goodies from the Chamber of Commerce.